Premature menopause due to medical interventions could put women at an increased risk of getting lung cancer. Researchers believe that hormonal factors may play a role in enhancing the the impact of tobacco carcinogens.

The new study from the Université de Montréal and INRS—Institut Armand-Frappier was published in the International Journal of Cancer. Study participants at 18 hospitals across Montreal, Quebec, Canada included 422 women with lung cancer and 577 control subjects. Researchers obtained detailed smoking information from all study participants.
“We found that women who experienced non-natural menopause are at almost twice the risk of developing lung cancer compared to women …read more

Increased intake of certain flavonoids in smokers may protect them by as much as 50 percent against lung cancer risk.
Such were the findings of a UCLA study:
Increasing intakes of epicatechin, catechins, and quercetin, found in tea and vegetables were associated with significant risk reductions.
According to lead researcher Zuo-Feng Zhang from UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center:
“What we found was extremely interesting, that several types of flavonoids are associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer among smokers. The findings were especially interesting because tobacco smoking is the major risk factor for lung cancer.”
But still, tobacco smoke must be skipped altogether, because smoking …read more

According to a study of more than 77,000 vitamin users , intake of some vitamin supplements do not protect against lung cancer, especially in smokers.
Said the study’s author, Christopher G. Slatore, M.D., of the University of Washington, in Seattle:
“Our study of supplemental multivitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E and folate did not show any evidence for a decreased risk of lung cancer.
Indeed, increasing intake of supplemental vitamin E was associated with a slightly increased risk of lung cancer.”
Such were the findings of Dr. Slatore and colleagues from selected prospective cohort of 77,126 men and women between 50 and 76 years of …read more

We already know that smokers have a higher risk of developing lung cancer.
However, smokers and non-smokers alike may be able to substantially reduce the risk of developing lung cancer by simply eating four or more servings of green salad a week and working in the garden once or twice a week.
Such were the findings of researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
According to Michele R. Forman, Ph.D., lead author of the study and a professor in M. D. Anderson’s Department of Epidemiology:
“This is the first risk prediction model to examine the effects of diet and physical …read more